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2011 Mommybites Summit Keynote- Hal Runkel

Elise — Tue, 08 Mar 2011 14:00:24 +0000

We are excited to have Hal Runkel as the keynote speaker at this year’s Mommybites Summit on May 19 (for more details, click here). Hal will be speaking to all of our attendees about ScreamFree Parenting and helping family stay calm and connected. Read on to learn more about Hal and find out more ways to connect to ScreamFree Parenting . As always, if you have any specific questions you would like for us to have answered by Hal, please comment below or email us.

Hal Runkel is one of America’s leading expert on family relationships. A therapist, relationship coach, seminar speaker, and organizational consultant, Hal is the founder and president of The ScreamFree Institute, a non-profit organization working to calm the world, one relationship at a time. Hal is the New York Times best-selling author of ScreamFree Parenting and the newly released ScreamFree Marriage. Hal has applied the most advanced approaches to family relationship theory in his practice and developed the revolutionary ScreamFree Living methodology.

Here’s a great video of parents who have been touched by ScreamFree Parenting:

Check out ScreamFree Parenting here too:

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/ScreamFree
Twitter: http://twitter.com/JennyRunkel
Blog: http://www.screamfreelife.blogspot.com/
YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/screamfree
Podcasts: http://www.screamfree.com/site/PageServer?pagename=201006_Podcasts

One last thought from Hal: “Scream-free parenting creates moments where they own their own lives. It also creates moments where they make bad decisions, and even though they don’t want to live with the consequences, we have to let them. We let the consequences do the screaming.”

Webbybites Videos: Conversation Starters with Parenting Experts

Elise — Thu, 06 Jan 2011 13:00:53 +0000

Have you watched one of our webbybites videos yet? If not, come check out our 68 different videos by a variety of parenting experts as they discuss parenting practices, tools and techniques.

Last February, we launched our series of webbybites videos and they have been viewed over 5,500 times since then! These videos are a way for us to introduce hot topics through the insights of top parenting experts in an interactive online forum. webbybites videos address a wide-variety of issues and new ideas targeted to both the babybites and kiddybites audiences.

In addition to the video, each webbybites blog post provides background on the expert and an invitation for our community of parents to engage in meaningful discussion. We encourage you to ask questions of our experts and others, and weigh in with your own opinions and experiences.

So sit back, put your feet up and watch some of our top parenting and education experts anytime you want (or need!) from the comfort of your home. Keep checking back – we will be highlighting a new video each week!

Check out this week’s featured video from last year’s Mommybites Summit. At the Summit we asked each of our speakers to answer three questions (yes, the same three for each one). We wanted to see their take on the journey or parenthood.

This video features Dr. Edward Hallowell answering those questions, with our lovely interviewer Cecily Kellogg:

To view videos of our other speakers, please click the links below:

Dr. Karen Rancourt – parenting coach
Pamela Weinberg – ‘City Baby’ author
Tammy Gold – parent coach
Marsha Greenberg – therapist
Judith Steinberg – clinical sexologist
Dr. Amy Schwartz – pediatric neuropsychologist

Join in the conversation!

Pictures! Experience The Mommybites Summit for Yourself!

lauracorp — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 05:25:28 +0000

We invite you to ‘attend’ a pictorial representation of the May 2010 Mommybites Summit! We hope you were able to join us for the evening of learning, socializing, & shopping. Almost 300 moms enjoyed wine and light refreshments, mingled with other moms, won awesome raffle prizes, and made their own swag bags! We all experienced the ultimate moms’ night out, featuring over 50 vendors and 9 parenting talks, including:

The Childhood Roots of Adult Happiness – Dr. Hallowell

Everything Toddler – Marsha Greenberg

Getting Your Baby to Sleep – Janeen Hayward

Demystifiying the ERB’s – Amy Schwartz

Oh, ______! My Mother/Mother-In-Law Is Coming – Karen Rancourt

Essential Products For Baby: A Discussion for Expectant Parents – Pamela Weinberg

Diapers and Desire: Is There Sex After Baby? – Judith Steinhart

Finding, Hiring and Communicating With Your Nanny – Tammy Gold

Click here to see video interviews of our speakers, our rockin’ Twitter party, Summit pictures, and post-Summit blog posts.

Mommybites Summit Speakers: 3 Questions

Elise — Fri, 18 Jun 2010 12:30:43 +0000

At the Mommybites Summit we asked each of our speakers to answer three questions (yes, the same three for each one). We wanted to see their take on the journey or parenthood. There three questions were:

What is your best piece of advice for moms?
What has been your biggest parenting challenge (or if not a parent, then the biggest parenting challenge you have helped a client with)?
How do you define childhood happiness?

Here are each of our speakers answering those questions, with our lovely interviewer Cecily Kellogg:

All videos were shot and edited by Ryan Johnston.

How to Identify and Support Your Child’s Learning Style and Challenges (High School and Beyond)

lauracorp — Tue, 04 May 2010 08:04:36 +0000

In this video, Dr. Rebecca Mannis, a Certified Learning Specialist, talks about ways that parents of high schoolers can better identify and address their child’s learning styles and challenges and therefore support reading, writing and comprehension at home. As a child moves toward high school, the educational demands will increase to include reading to learn and systemize on demand. These skills are derived from the frontal lobe (part of the central nervous system) which isn’t finished developing until adolescence. Dr. Mannis outlines several strategies for children who have difficulty with complicated language or skimming texts, and also touches on how you and your child can determine what type of University might be a good match, based on his or her individual learning style.

In addition to writing many eduction articles, Dr. Mannis is the executive director of Ivy Prep. She is a certified learning specialist and holds her doctorate in child development. Dr. Mannis consults to schools and corporations about learning disabilities, remediation, individualized instruction and adaptive technology.

Family Finance Expert Talks About the 4 Financial Must Haves for New Parents

lauracorp — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 12:51:01 +0000

Stacey Bradford, a family finance expert and published author, walks parents through the four financial must haves for parents. She reviews the advantages of a legal will which appoints the legal guardians for your children should something happen to you and your spouse. She then explains what a trust is, why you may need one, and what the advantages are. Stacy then moves on to discussing both life insurance and a life insurance trust, and teaches the difference between ‘term’ life insurance and ‘whole’ life insurance. In addition, Stacey touches on estate tax issues and how to work around them legally and safely. Join Stacy for this brief yet informative discussion of family finance.

Stacey Bradford is a finance expert focusing on family finance, debt, credit cards, health care, health insurance, life insurance, real estate and elder care. Her first book, The Wall Street Journal Financial Guidebook for New Parents, was published last year and she currently writes a Family Finance blog for CBS MoneyWatch.com. Previously, she was an associate editor at SmartMoney.com for more than 10 years.

Certified Financial Planner Teaches How to Talk to Your 7-10 Year Olds About Money

lauracorp — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 18:26:46 +0000

In this video, Stacy Francis, owner of Francis Financial Inc., walks us through how to speak to your child about money. She addresses the most commonly asked questions including “What age is appropriate to broach the subject?” and “Should I give my child an allowance?” Stacy emphasizes the importance of speaking to our children about money, and teaches us how to introduce the value of money, in order to provide them with the tools necessary to become financially secure and independent as adults.

For more information and review of the information Stacy addressed in her video, please download the PDF’s below, which both summarize and reinforce her information.

Talking to Your Kids About Money

An Age By Age Guide

Stacy is a certified financial planner, a nationally recognized media expert, speaker and author of the upcoming book Bounce Back–The New Formula for Financial Success in Any Economy. Her firm, Francis Financial, Inc. is an independent, fee-only firm that provides comprehensive financial planning services.

Stacy is also the founder of Savvy Ladies, a 20,000-plus non-profit educational organization established to empower women to take control of their finances and achieve more rich and rewarding lives.

212-374-9008

www.francisfinancial.com

How To Teach Your Children Effective Writing Skills

lauracorp — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 18:03:33 +0000

In this video, Dr. Emily Levy teaches parents about the cornerstones to good writing skills. She reviews, step by step, how to teach your children to compose both simple and extended paragraphs. Dr. Levy outlines the 5 sentences which make up a good paragraph: the topic sentence, three detail sentences and a conclusion sentence, which may highlight the author’s opinion. She also touches on the importance of brainstorming, writing and self checking one’s work.

Dr. Emily Levy is the founder and director of EBL Coaching, which specializes in one-on-one multi-sensory tutoring in New York City for students in grades preK-12. Dr. Levy received her undergraduate degree from Brown University as well as her Masters Degree in Special Education and Doctorate Degree in Education from Nova University. She is also the author of a 13-part student workbook series called Strategies for Study Success, which teaches students strategies for test taking, note taking, organization, reading comprehension, and writing. Dr. Levy speaks nationally and internationally about these methods.

(212) 249-0147

www.eblcoaching.com

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The Business of Running a Business: What to know when you work for yourself, Part I

Heather — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 15:37:35 +0000

In this video, Amy Abrams and Adelaide Lancaster of In Good Company Workplaces will talk about what you need to know when you work for yourself. They address the common pitfalls and challenges of independent workers, and more importantly share strategies on how you can build your business in a way that is meaningful, rewarding, and enjoyable for you. Join Amy and Adelaide in this segment to learn some important things to think about the business of running a business.

For more information about the information that Amy and Adelaide went over in the video, you can click below to download both the highlights and resources for this video.

The Business of Running a Business

Business of Running a Business Resources

Amy Abrams is co-founder of In Good Company Workplaces, an innovative community and workspace for women entrepreneurs. With over 12 years of entrepreneurial experience, Amy excels at indentifying new business opportunities. She leverages her creative thinking to help entrepreneurs articulate their business visions, create revenue streams and formulate strategic execution plans. Amy is also the founder of Artists & Fleas, a marketplace for emerging artists, designers and vintage collectors in Brooklyn. Over the past seven years, Artists & Fleas helped thousands of artists and designers showcase their creations and get into business for themselves.

Adelaide Lancaster is co-founder of In Good Company Workplaces, an innovative community and workspace for women entrepreneurs, where she has helped thousands of women to start and grow their business. Adelaide is both a strategic thinker and master implementer and excels at making business ideas a reality and helping businesses grow to their potential. Her work allows her to leverage her academic training in organizational development and counseling psychology to help entrepreneurs create successful business structures, plans, and processes. She was recently featured in the book Upstarts!, as one of 60 Gen-Y entrepreneurs who are rocking the world of business.

(646) 810-9195

www.ingoodcompanyworkplaces.com

Amy and Adelaide welcome your questions and invite you to weigh in with your own opinions and experiences in the comment section below.

The Business of Running a Business: What to know when you work for yourself, Part II

Heather — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 15:36:02 +0000

For more information about the information that Amy and Adelaide went over in the video, you can click below to download the business of starting a business, as well as their resource guide.

The Business of Running a Business II

Business of Running a Business Resources

(646) 810-9195

www.ingoodcompanyworkplaces.com

Amy and Adelaide welcome your questions and invite you to weigh in with your own opinions and experiences in the comment section below.